SC Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal to avoid firing squad execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution.
South Carolina Prepares to Execute Prisoner Brad Keith Sigmon by Firing Squad
In South Carolina, death row prisoner Brad Keith Sigmon is scheduled to be killed by firing squad Friday in the state’s first-ever use of that execution method, and the first firing squad execution in ...
South Carolina Is Set to Execute a Man via Firing Squad: Is It More Humane?
Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad over the electric chair and lethal injection.
Their killer is facing execution by firing squad. Who were Gladys and David Larke?
They were the glue of their small-town South Carolina family of five children and a growing number of grandchildren before ...
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Another S.C. execution set for Friday
A Wednesday ruling by the state Supreme Court clears the way for Brad Sigmon, convicted in 2002 of beating his girlfriend's ...
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...
Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history
Barring any late developments, the U.S. is set to see its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on March 7, 2025.
Inmate To Face South Carolina’s First-Ever Firing Squad on March 7
A South Carolina inmate petitioned the courts for execution by firing squad—and won. His execution is set for March 7.
South Carolina killer set to be executed by firing squad
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s execution.
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South Carolina's first ever execution by firing squad set for this week as inmate reveals why he chose method
A man on death row will become South Carolina's first ever execution by firing squad later this week after revealing why he ...
SC inmate to die by firing squad. Is the 'barbaric' method making a comeback?
A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.
Who is Brad Keith Sigmon, the South Carolina Death Row inmate who chose the firing squad
If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.